Lead CNC Maintenance Technician, Night Shift - Ditch Witch

Troubleshoot & repair electrical, electronic, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic system problems on all types of manufacturing equipment. This may include 

• Listening to, observing, and operating machines 

• Analyzing performance and diagnosing the problem.  

• Disassembling and reassembling equipment using a variety of hand and power tools. 

• Identify and repair or replace components. 

• Climb on and crawl under and inside machines. 

• Work at heights, in tight quarters, and in awkward positions. 

• Use diagnostic equipment including multi-meters, oscilloscopes, chart recorders, precision measuring devices and other test instruments. 

• Diagnose and repair CNC and PC based computer control systems and closed loop servo systems. 

• Read information from electrical schematics, technical manuals, and written instructions. 

• Service and maintain air conditioners and refrigeration units on manufacturing equipment. 

• Perform routine and preventive maintenance, including lubrication, on manufacturing equipment.  

• Increase the overall skill level of the department by learning new skills and training others. 

• Use computers (SAP) to locate parts and process work notifications. 

• Help Purchasing Specialist with Purchase Orders.

• High school education or equivalent.

• 5 years' experience working in industrial environment, repairing, and maintaining machine tools required.

• Formal electrical, electronic, and mechanical training and/or relevant experience required. 

• Perform geometric alignments on machine tools. 

• Meet typical expectations for safety, productivity, attendance, and quality of work. 

• Able to handle multiple and/or complex tasks effectively. 

• Work well with others, including leading small groups to complete tasks. 

• Have appropriate reading, clerical and computer skills, with knowledge of SAP.

• Be self-motivated and able to work with little supervision. 

• Manufacturing plant conditions (indoors, with variable temperature and humidity, noise, and dirt).

• Physical hazards such as powered vehicles, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic, powered machinery, live electrical circuits of up to 480 volts, sharp objects, and moving machinery. 

• Working with hazardous materials, including solvents, oils, grease, and coolant. 

• During emergencies, shifts of up to 12 hours. 

• Changing workloads, overtime, and priorities (at times changing with short notice). 

• Some travel (air and highway) to off-site training schools. 

• Close cooperation with managers and operators. 

• Regularly lift and position parts weighing up to 25 pounds & occasionally over 50 pounds. 

Essential Physical Functions:   

The physical demands for this job are classified as medium and include the following:   

• Be able to regularly handle items weighing up to 60 pounds from floor to knuckle.   

• Be able to regularly pull or push items weighing up to 50 pounds.   

• Be able to regularly lift items weighing up to 35 pounds from knuckle to shoulder.   

• Be able to regularly lift items weighing up to 25 pounds from shoulder to overhead.   

• Job requires frequent walking, bending, squatting, kneeling, and climbing.   

• Job requires occasional sitting, twisting, elevated work, and continuous standing.